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Murphy v. R. R

Supreme Court of North Carolina
May 1, 1937
191 S.E. 329 (N.C. 1937)

Opinion

(Filed 19 May, 1937.)

APPEAL by plaintiff from Grady, J., at October Term, 1936, of NEW HANOVER. Affirmed.

Rodgers Rodgers for plaintiff.

Poisson Campbell for defendant.


This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant.

At the close of the evidence for the plaintiff, on motion of the defendant, the action was dismissed by judgment as of nonsuit.

Plaintiff appealed to the Supreme Court, assigning error in the judgment.


In the absence of any evidence at the trial of this action tending to show that plaintiff's injuries were caused by the negligence of the defendant, as alleged in his complaint, there is no error in the judgment dismissing this action.

All the evidence showed that plaintiff's own negligence was the sole, proximate cause of his injuries. In no aspect of the case is the doctrine of "the last clear chance" applicable to the facts shown by all the evidence. See Redmon v. R. R., 195 N.C. 764, 143 S.E. 829.

The judgment is

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Murphy v. R. R

Supreme Court of North Carolina
May 1, 1937
191 S.E. 329 (N.C. 1937)
Case details for

Murphy v. R. R

Case Details

Full title:DAVID MURPHY v. ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD COMPANY

Court:Supreme Court of North Carolina

Date published: May 1, 1937

Citations

191 S.E. 329 (N.C. 1937)
191 S.E. 329

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